Civil war; United States; Agriculture; Green, Anna, 1804-1886; Moore's Bayou (Quitman Co., Miss.); Tunica County (Miss.)
Letter from Matilda Patterson from Moor's Byue (Moore's Bayou), Tunica County, later Quitman County, Mississippi to her sister Anna Green, relating family and local news, and praising the soldiers fighting in the war. She mentions that son Joseph...
Senator Stennis sends Senator Humphrey a proposal to create a timber marketing service by revision of the appropriations structure of the Forest Service and asks for advice on the matter.
A group of letters from G. G. Brown to Stone. IN the September 23, 1899 letter he asks for Stone make his sons, Fred and Jim, write home and to help them along in their studies. He also notes that he is a Confederate Veteran who signed up at the...
A series of letters from E. E. Baldwin to Stone. In the October 19, 1899 letter, Baldwin asks if his son, Charles F. Baldwin, can attend the College after having been appointed the previous summer but was home recovering from malaria. In the...
A series of letters from the Cook family. On October 20, 1899, T. L. H. Cook asks that his son, T. L. come home. On December 20, 1899, T. L. Cook writes to Stone apologizing for leaving the College to go help his father. On December 27, 1899, T....
A series of letters from N. B. Cranford to Stone. On Spetember 9, 1899, Crandford asks that his son, David, be excused from some physical activity due to his recent heat related illness.On October 16 and 18, 1899, he writes to Stone requesting to...
H. L. Currie writes that his dairy would like to hire a man to work with them, room and board, plus expenses. He asks the College to recommend someone. November 8, 1899.
In two letters, W. H. Ellis asks Stone to excuse his son, William Henry Ellis, from field work in favor of working in the shopand for permission to return home for the Christmas holiday. October 27, 1899 and December 7, 1899.
In a series of letters, Mrs. E. V. English writes to Stone regarding her son, S. M. Montie English. She asks Stone to look after, worries when it is clear that his tuition payment has not arrived, and lets Stone know that her son is with her sick...
R. H. Holoms asks to be excused from a second term address. He explains that he was the editor of The Reflector and that it was usually customary for the editor to be elected to a second term. However, he states that the faculty, thinking he was...
W. H. Falcones writes to Stone explaining that he received a package in the mail addressed to a John Falcones. He knows it is not his since although he is a Falcones, his first name is not John. He explains that the package had no post office on it...
Mr. John O. Farrell writes to Stone saying that he does not want his son to come home over Christmas and explains that he has written to his son explaining this as well. He actually goes so far as to say that he does not think it is wise to suspend...
M. E. Fitchett writes on behalf of his brother to Stone explaining that his brother has already taken English, Geometry, and Physics and wants to know if he could enter the college next week. He asks if his brother has a certificate from the...
Mrs. J.B. Flood in a series of letters to Stone corresponds with him regarding her son. In the first, she explains that her son is always sick so that he is aware of that fact. In the second, she asks that he be excused to come home to Columbus for...
